Against the wishes of A&M, who had wanted to equip the promising band with a bigger studio and more famous producer, the Police opted to again record at Surrey Sound with Nigel Gray . [6] The small budget (between £6,000 and £9,000) was easily covered by the profits of their previous album, Outlandos d'Amour , [7] further ensuring that the record label would have no control over the actual creation of the band's music.